Combined Force Arrests Taliban Facilitator

From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News
Release

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 15, 2013 - A combined Afghan and coalition security
force arrested a Taliban facilitator and detained another insurgent in the
Kandahar district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province yesterday, military
officials reported.

The Taliban facilitator is accused of acquiring and distributing lethal aid
to fighters in Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces, officials said. In the past, he
has also provided grenades, ammunition, home-made explosive material and
improvised explosive devices for use in attacks against Afghan and coalition
forces.

-- A combined force detained a number of insurgents during an operation in
search of a senior Haqqani leader in Khost province's Manduzai district. The
sought-after Haqqani leader has been fighting against Afghan and coalition
forces for nearly five years and has more than 200 insurgents under his command.
He has directed them to attack Afghan and coalition forces in multiple provinces
throughout Afghanistan, including Khost, Paktiya and Paktika. The Haqqani leader
also has experience working in terrorist training camps and guiding and
equipping extremist fighters in order to conduct operations against the Afghan
people and government.

-- A combined force killed a number of insurgents during two security
operations in Ghazni province's Andar district.